I'm not going to lie and say I'm such a big fan of Star Trek because I'm not. Honestly I wasn't the biggest fan of the older material with Patrick Stewart, they just never hooked me. So when I heard JJ Abrahms was doing a reboot of the franchise I wasn't all to excited. I went opening Friday night with a buddy of mine and his dad who was a big Star Trek fan. I can honestly say I was completely shocked by how much I loved that 2009 Star Trek film. Maybe because of how modern it felt and it had that JJ Abrahms feel to it. I loved all the cast members that make up the new crew especially Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban. I ended up seeing this iteration 4 times in theaters. So when Into Darkness was releasing in 2013 I was very excited and the film didn't disappoint. As a matter of fact it succeeded my expectations by a mile large in part to the performance of Benedict Cumberbatch and the emotional stakes at play dealing with the relationship of Kirk and Spock. There's a scene in here in which I won't spoil that involves the two characters and it got me a bit choked up. I saw Into Darkness 5 times in theaters and is my favorite of the reboot trilogy. Three years later we get Star Trek Beyond which to a lot of the hardcore fans is their favorite of the reboot films. It so happens to be my least favorite but I still very much enjoyed it. It did feel like a return to the classic Star Trek days. I kind of wish we could get more films with this cast but at this point I doubt it but you never know! Have you checked out the recent Star Trek trilogy? If so let me know your thoughts!
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Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai (2020) | Hindi | Anurag Kashyap
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I have been seeing mixed reviews for this film, but personally I liked it quite well. There is of course an element of dissent woven through a fictional narrative, but the setup and the characters are so real that it could be the story of any of us. The historical event of demonetisation has of course affected millions of people across India, and a combination of family drama and suspense thriller like this one provides even more insight to understand how it jeopardised the lives of the urban middle class.
What intrigued me most about the story are the character arcs of the married couple, Sarita and Sushant. While Sarita is a bank employee who slogs behind the counter everyday only to return home and find that she has to clean the house as well, her husband Sushant is unemployed and annoyingly unambitious. It is revealed that she had a promising career as a singer which she sacrificed due to Sushant and other reasons, and is often haunted by her past. Life seems like a demotivating drag and financial inadequacy, until one day she finds wads of currency notes wrapped in plastic bags under the kitchen sink. We see a hardworking upright woman like Sarita falling prey to greed, while a an unimpressive man like Sushant travelling halfway towards her to restore sanity in their chaotic life, enabling us to empathise with both of them.
Choked plays well along with the characters that support the narrative centered around these two individuals - their son Sameer, a caring yet nosey neighbour Sharvari Tai, Sarita's friend Neeta, and the other members of their building. Just as it happens with a middle-class Indian family, there are suspicions and speculations, and the face of these characters also change colour due to the aftermath of demonetisation. The film gently tugs at the string of political capriciousness, without pulling it too hard, but through small-scale examples, leaves an impression of disapproval about the issues that have taken the country by storm in the last few years.
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